Sealing band- foe jars



June@ 1929- T. L.. TALIAFERRO l A1,715,723

SEALING BAND FOR JARS Filed July s, 1927 Patented June 4, 1929.

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Application filed July 5, 1927'. Serial No. 203,563.

The invention relates'to new and useful improvements in separable sealing bands for jars or the like, and more particularly to a sealing band having on one end` thereof aV projecting tab with an opening therethrough,

and on the other end thereof, a locking tongue which projects through said opening and is folded against the outer face of the tab.

An object of the invention is to provide a sealing'band of the above type with reinforcing ribs extendin lengthwise of the tab which project outwardly and serve to house the locking tongue and prevent the saine from being caught and bent so as to release the band.

In the drawings 'which show by way of illustration one embodiment of the invention- Figure l is a side view of a sealing band embodying the improvements shown applied to a jar;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional 'vieivtlirough the band on the line 2-2 of Fig. l, and

Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view through the band on the line 3 3 of Fig. l.

It has beenvery coininon in the art to pro vide a separable sealing band for sealing jars. The band includes a body portion having an overlying flange which engages the closure, and the lower edge portion of the band is bent or crimped underneath the ledge on the jar for sealing the jar. At one end of the band, there is a projecting tab which is provided with an opening therethrough, While on the other end of the band, there is a locking tongue which extends through the opening and thus locks the ends of the bands to gether. j

'.lhe present invention directed tothe construction of the tab at one end of the sealing band. The tab in the present enibodiment of the invention .includes a reinforcing raised rib which extends from a point adjacent the base of the tab at one edge thereof, around the edge to a point adjacent the base at the other edge thereof. This reinforcing rib is spaced from the edge and serves the double function of reinforcing the tab so that when. it is raised, it will, with certainty, lift 'the locking tongue and release the parts of the sealing ban d, and of housing the locking te so as to event it from being' caught by any object t i, i. y JLU f i. uhbing along we en..ace el.

`the band, and thus the sealing band released unintentionally. j

Referring in detail to the drawing, the invention is shown as embodied in a sealing band consisting of a body portion 1 having a flange 2 which overlies the closure indicated at 3 in Fig. 2 of the drawing. tion 4 of the band is adapted to be spun nnderneath a ledge or shoulder 5 formed in thel jar which is indicated at 6 in the drawing. One end of the band is provided with a projecting tab 7. rlhis tab is formed with an opening 8 extending transversely across the tab and adjacent the base of the tab,that is, where the jrojecting tab joints the end of the band. rlhe other end of the band is provided with a locking tongue 9 which is adapted to extend through the opening 8 and be folded back against the outer face of the tab. The tab is provided with a reinforcing raised rib l0. rlhis rib l0 is spaced from the edge of the tab and extends from the point ll adjacent the base at one edge or side of the tab along the edge of the tab, around the end thereof, and then along the other side of the tab to the point l2 Which 'is adjacent the base of the tab. This reinforcing rib as it extends from the point 1l around to the point l2, extends on three sides of the locking tongue 9. The rib is raised so that the outer edge of the rib lies in a plane outside of the folded down ton gue 9. Any object moving along the band in contact With the rib l() Will pass over the tongue without engaging the end thereof and raising the same.

This reinforcing rib l() perfor-ins the double fiiluction, therefore, of reinforcing the tab, so that when the free end of the tab is raised by the thunib or finger, the Whole tab will bend about the axis at `the base of the tab rather than intermediate the lenigth` of the tab. When the tab bends abontthe axis at the base thereof, that is, along the line w-m, of Fig. l, it lwill raise the tongue 9, and this will release the connected ends of the sealing band. The second function of this raised rib is to house the tongue so as to prevent its being caught and lniintentionally released by the object passing along the surface of the band..

It is obvious that minor chang' tails f et istrnction and arrangi ,i .1 .e made 'Witheet @s l rlhe lower porl the spirit of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. A separable sealing band for jars eeniprising a body portion having a flange adapted to overlie the closure and a. portion adapted to be turned underneath the jar ledge, one end of Said band having a projecting tab provided with an openingr therethrough, and the other end of said band having' a looking tongue adapted to extend through said opening and be folded against the outer face of the tab, Said tab having a raised reinforcingv I'ih extending lengthwise thereof for housing the tongue and reinforcingv said tab, said tongue being of lesser length than the reinforcing rib so that the latter can protect it from unintentional liftinu.

2. A separable sealingcband for jars eo1nprising a body portion h aving a Hange adepted to overlie the closure and a portion adapted to be turned underneath the jar ledge, one end of Said band havingr a projecting;f tab provided with an opening therethrough, :1nd the other end of seid band having :i lot-king' tongue adapted to extend through said opening :md he folded againl-it the outer Vluee olf the tab, Said tab having :i raised rein toreing' rib extending `troni a point adjacent the bese of the tab at one side thereof alo'ig the edge of the tub7 around the end of the tab, and to a point adjz'teent the base oi the tab at the other side thereof, Seid tongue being;l of lesser dimensions than the urea eneloeed by said rib, :said rib being spaced back from the edge of the tab and lor-ated outside of the lookingl tongue passing through the tab so :is to house said looking tongue.

ln testimony whereof, I utix in v signature.

THOMAS L. TALIAFERRO. 

